In fashion and style, is there a difference between trying to “hide your flaws,” and trying to make your good features stand out? I’ve been paying very conscious attention to fashion and style for about a year now. I’ve always cared about it to some extent — I rarely just threw on any old thing [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about ways to be sexy and still be age-appropriate. (A larger topic I’ve written about before, and one I’m planning to write more about soon.) And one of the strategies I’ve come up with is black patterned stockings. For years, if I was putting together an outfit and wanted [...]

I have been re-thinking gray. For years, the color palette of my wardrobe was almost entirely either (a) vivid jewel-tone colors or (b) black. What can I say. I’m a sensation junkie. I like extremes. Royal blue, scarlet red, strong black-and-white prints, cobalt, peacock, black black black black black… that’s for me. Forget about earth [...]

Here’s where I want to start with boots. There’s this tricky fashion conundrum I’ve been wrestling with for some time. I keep trying to find shoes that look dressy and non-frumpy with skirts and dresses, and that are comfortable enough to walk in for miles. I walk a lot. Walking is my main form of [...]

In clothing and grooming, is there a clear distinction between choices you make because they’re functional, and choices you make for reasons other than function? There was a recent debate here in my blog about fashion and clothing. KG was asserting that the choices he made about clothing and grooming were entirely based on practical [...]

I am 100% sold. Okay, more accurately and a little less gushingly: I’m about 95% sold. There are a few drawbacks, but they’re pretty minor, and the advantages outweigh the drawbacks… in much the same way that the Brooklyn Bridge outweighs a potato chip. I’m talking about shellacs, the new long-lasting manicure technique. I got [...]

Fashion and style as you get older. Damn, is that a big, interesting topic. For this week’s Fashion Friday, I want to give a quick shout-out to an excellent fashion blog I’m very fond of: Advanced Style. It’s a blog devoted entirely to the topic of stylish older people. Classy, playful, put-together, exuberant, sensual, elegant… [...]